Why do people eat soot?!


Question: Why do people eat soot!?
I found my grandmother eating soot this morning, what does it mean!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
It's called "pica" - a medical disorder characterized by an urge to consume non-nutritive substances like dirt, clay and ice!.

It is generally associated with a mineral imbalance, frequently an iron deficiency!. She should consult a physician!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

There is a disorder where people will eat soot, dirt, clay, paste, paint chips!.
It is a lack of a certain vitamin and mineral that causes this!.
Some cultures do it as well!. I heard of a woman that use to eat dirt before every meal

From a Certified Medical AssistantWww@FoodAQ@Com

Maybe she got Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome from her burger and lost her mind!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It might be Pica though too!.!.!.She needs to see a doctor for a blood test and she needs more supervisionWww@FoodAQ@Com

probably means she is crazyWww@FoodAQ@Com

Doesn't sound healthy to me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

ask grannyWww@FoodAQ@Com

sounds like Pica!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

um thats a bit odd!.!.!.!. u measn like soot from a fire place!?!?!? take her to see a doctor!Www@FoodAQ@Com

she is freeWww@FoodAQ@Com





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